Getting the Dimensions of Text : Draw Text « 2D Graphics « Java Tutorial

1. Java Tutorial
2. 2D Graphics
3. Draw Text

import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;

import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class BasicDraw {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    new BasicDraw();
  }

  BasicDraw() {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.add(new MyComponent());

    frame.setSize(300, 300);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

}

class MyComponent extends JComponent {
  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
    FontMetrics fontMetrics = g2d.getFontMetrics();

    int width = fontMetrics.stringWidth("aString");
    int height = fontMetrics.getHeight();
    System.out.println(width);
    System.out.println(height);
  }

}

16.20.Draw Text
	16.20.1.	How do I...Draw text?
	16.20.2.	Getting the Dimensions of Text
	16.20.3.	draw Bytes
	16.20.4.	Draw Chars
	16.20.5.	Draw unicode with Graphics2D
	16.20.6.	use Text Attributes to style text
	16.20.7.	Drawing Simple Text
	16.20.8.	Drawing Rotated Text
	16.20.9.	Draw string rotated clockwise 45 degrees
	16.20.10.	Draw string rotated counter-clockwise 45 degrees
	16.20.11.	TextAttribute.FONT: Set font for AttributedString
	16.20.12.	TextAttribute.FOREGROUND: Set color for AttributedString
	16.20.13.	TextAttribute.UNDERLINE: Set underline for AttributedString
	16.20.14.	TextAttribute.BACKGROUND: Set background for AttributedString
	16.20.15.	TextAttribute.STRIKETHROUGH: Set STRIKETHROUGH for AttributedString
	16.20.16.	TextAttribute.SIZE: Set SIZE for AttributedString
	16.20.17.	TextAttribute.SUPERSCRIPT: Set SUPERSCRIPT for AttributedString
	16.20.18.	Center text based on font metrics
	16.20.19.	Create a shadowed text
	16.20.20.	Display underlined text
	16.20.21.	Display vertical text
	16.20.22.	Use AffineTransform to draw vertical text
	16.20.23.	Display unicode text
	16.20.24.	Display some lyrics on the panel.
	16.20.25.	Paint a calendar
	16.20.26.	Generate Shape From Text